Bento Cake Decorating Class

Fill, crumb, and decorate a two-layer cake.



2.5 hours

Class size 1 to 4 (public classes), 2 to 8
  £80 (PayPal Pay in 3 available)

Bento Cake Workshop
This hands-on workshop is all about building real decorating skills in a relaxed, friendly setting - perfect whether you're a complete beginner or a home baker looking to finesse your finish.
What You'll Learn
  • How to level & fill a two-layer bento 4" cake
  • How to crumb coat and fully decorate your cake with a smooth, polished finish
  • Chocolate writing techniques
  • Buttercream piping techniques
What's Included
  • All ingredients and materials
  • Your finished cake to take home
  • A digital handbook including a meringue buttercream recipe, essential tools & equipment list, and decoration styles and finishes
  • Tea, coffee, soft drinks, and plenty of encouragement!
What to Expect
This is a relaxed, friendly session - ask anything as we go.
  • Short introduction to find out everyone's goals for the session
  • Demonstration on making Swiss meringue buttercream
  • Brief discussion on essential tools and equipment for decorating at home
  • Levelling and filling the sponge layers
  • Crumbing the cake
  • Practising chocolate writing techniques
  • Practising buttercream piping techniques
  • Decorating the cake with a smooth finish - plus alternative techniques you can try at home with less equipment
  • Freestyle time - use everything you've learned to put your own stamp on your cake
What to Bring
Just yourself - we'll take care of everything else! We provide aprons, all materials, and a box and bag to take your cake home.
Please wear comfortable clothing. As this is a working kitchen, we ask that hair is tied back or covered.
Essential Info
EK BAKERY, Broadway Market Mews, Hackney, London, E8 4TS
2 – 2.5 hours
Maximum 6 people
What you'll get
  • All ingredients and materials
  • Your finished 4" 2 layer cake to take home (worth £40)
  • A handbook including a meringue buttercream recipe, essential tools & equipment list, and decoration styles and finishes
  • Tea, coffee, soft drinks, and plenty of encouragement!
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Knowledge required
Suitable for beginners or anyone looking to improve their decorating skills.
What to bring
Just yourself - we'll take care of everything else! We provide aprons, all materials, and a box and bag to take your cake home. Please wear comfortable clothing. As this is a working kitchen, we ask that hair is tied back or covered
Suitable for

This class is great for individuals and couples as well as for a date idea, birthday or hen do.

This experience would also be a unique gift for her, gift for mum or gift for couples.

Location

EK BAKERY - London, E8 4TS, England

Unit One on Broadway Market Mews. Look for the yellow door and gates. A short walk from Broadway Market

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EK BAKERY
EK BAKERY

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Learn to bake and decorate in our professional kitchen. We'll share the tips and tools of the trade so that you can achieve beautiful cakes in your home kitchen.
EK BAKERY started in 2017 from a home kitchen. Founder Elizabeth established the brand by selling at food markets, wholesale and direct to customer. In 2020 we moved to Clerkenwell and then in July 2023 we have arrived in our very own bakery and retail space in Hackney. Find us on Broadway Market Mews - just off Broadway Market. We are open for cakes and brownies by the slice on weekends from 9am until 3pm.

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